Monday, October 13, 2014

Blueprint: SDN's Impact on Data Center Power/Cooling Costs

by Jeff Klaus, General Manager of DCM Solutions, Intel The growing interest in software-defined networking (SDN) is understandable. Compared to traditional static networking approaches, the inherent flexibility of SDN compliments highly virtualized systems and environments that can expand or contract in an efficient business oriented way. That said, flexibility is not the main driver behind SDN adoption. Early adopters and industry watchers cite...

Salesforce Enters Cloud Analytics with Wave

Salesforce introduced its "Wave" cloud analytics platform designed for helping business users extract new insights from any data source, including CRM applications in its ecosystem. Sources can include structured SAP and Oracle data as well as unstructured machine and social data. At its Dreamforce 2014 event the company is announcing more than 30 Wave ecosystem partners, including Accenture, Deloitte Digital and Informatica. “Today, Salesforce...